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#7D4E6A

Eggplant · dark warm pink

About #7D4E6A

With the hex code #7D4E6A, this is a dark pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 49% red, 31% green and 42% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 15% yellow and 51% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Eggplant — a ΔE of 11.2 — followed by Wine. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4E7D61, a eucalyptus shade.

In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.62:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.62:1).

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Red125
Green78
Blue106

Closest named colours

Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 11.2
Wine
#722F37 · ΔE 21.3
Plum
#8E4585 · ΔE 21.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #7D4E6A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #7D4E6A.
6.62:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eggplant #7D4E6A.
3.17:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #7D4E6A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7D4E6A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#51586B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#5C5F69
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#834E58

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7D4E6A?

With the hex code #7D4E6A, this is a dark pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 49% red, 31% green and 42% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 15% yellow and 51% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #7D4E6A?

Use white text. White on #7D4E6A has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #7D4E6A?

Its complementary colour is #4E7D61, and analogous partners are #794E7D and #7D4E52.